"Following weeks of back and forth chatter in the media about some of the fights that may or may not happen on the Oct. 4 CBS-EliteXC Saturday Night Fights event, at least one fight is nearly settled. EliteXC vice president Jared Shaw informed MMAWeekly.com that the promotion’s welterweight champion, Jake Shields, and Cage Rage world welterweight champion Paul Daley have agreed to fight.

Cage Rage is a sister promotion to EliteXC; both are owned by ProElite, Inc.

“Jake Shields and Paul Daley have a date on Oct. 4,” quipped Shaw. “Both fighters have verbally agreed. Bout agreements are out and we’re just waiting for them to come back in."